Space & the Solar System Reading Passages - 5 Texts + Questions

Five original nonfiction reading passages on space and the solar system, each with comprehension questions and a full answer key. Print and go, or assign one passage at a time. Built for middle school (grades 6-8) and aligned to the reading standards below.

WHAT'S INCLUDED

- 5 nonfiction passages: Our Solar System / The Sun: Our Star / Inner and Outer Worlds / Moons, Asteroids, and Comets / Exploring Space

- 8 questions per passage (40 total): recall, main idea, vocabulary in context, cite-the-evidence, and inference

- Combined answer key for every question

- A standards page listing the exact codes covered

- US Letter, print-friendly, low-ink, no filled backgrounds

GREAT FOR

- Sub plans, early finishers, stations, homework, or review

- Pairing with a documentary unit (Cosmos / NOVA: Operation Space Station)

STANDARDS

- CCSS: RI.6-8.1, RI.6-8.2, RI.6-8.4

- NGSS: MS-ESS1-1, MS-ESS1-2, MS-ESS1-3

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TERMS OF USE

- For single-classroom / single-teacher use. Do not redistribute or post publicly.

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